Hello Win Column, Win #71: Kinsler, Davis Go Deep in 7-2 Rout of Yanks

Final Score: Rangers 7, Yankees 2
Game Recap

How the other side lives: long ball kills Yanks in 7-2 headscratcher from Pinstripe Alley

"The Yankees lose 2-7 on August 27 on Game 127. Should have seen that one coming.
But it's difficult to predict these types of things when your starter whiffs 12 in 6 and lets up only 2 hits, while the opposing hurler walks 7.

My buddy texted me "Why isn't Texas better? They're [expletive] good. They should be running away with the division." Baseball's a funny game.

And now cue the frantic talks about the Yanks' records against playoffs teams despite our 5-game division lead.

The Yanks aren't used to losing series, and I'm not used to watching them do so. But since Game 1 of this set, they were killed, above all else, by 2-out hits--a stat that overshadowed any pitching implosions or offensive explosions. The Rangers did what the Yanks have had trouble doing all year: hit with 2 outs.

And yet at the same time, they won the Yankee way: by going deep."